Mythical Qin: I, Gao Yao, will never be a eunuch!

As the battle was over and the soldiers were cleaning up the battlefield, Hutu finally led two thousand Qin soldiers and rushed over. When he saw the scene on the battlefield, he was shocked.

Hu Tu could never have imagined that instead of the tragic scene he had expected, he saw Tuan's captives being held by the Qin army, and the civilians had even begun to resume their work in an orderly manner.

Even before Hutu came, he already knew that Gao Yao was nearby. However, according to Hutu's thinking, Gao Yao would most likely sit back and do nothing. After all, Gao Yao was not part of the Northern Frontier Army, so it was understandable that he would preserve himself in this situation. Moreover, even if Gao Yao was willing to help, in Hutu's imagination, Gao Yao was leading local county soldiers, which was the lowest-ranking army in the Qin army. Above them were the regular army, and then the Northern Frontier Army and the personal guards around Qin Shihuang.

And it was these county soldiers that Hutu had not been optimistic about before that actually repelled the larger number of Tuan soldiers. No, they did not repel them, but to be more precise, they completely defeated the enemy and won a great victory.

"General Gao"

When Hu Tu saw Gao Yao, he stopped his horse from a distance and walked to Gao Yao's side. Gao Yao also dismounted immediately.

"General Hu"

"General Gao, I, Hu Tu, owe you a favor. If it weren't for General Gao's help today, I, Hu Tu, would have to bear the blame for this incident and would not have been able to escape death. General Gao, please accept my greeting."

As Hu Tu was speaking, he was about to kneel down before Gao Yao, but Gao Yao was quick to grab Hu Tu.

"General Hu, what do you mean? You and I are colleagues. Fighting against foreign races is my responsibility. How can I allow foreign races to trample on my Great Qin?"

"General Gao, you are so righteous and I admire you. From now on, General Gao's affairs will be my affairs. I will definitely sacrifice my life for him."

Hutu's behavior was very normal in Daqin. If Gao Yao hadn't been there, Hutu's head would have definitely fallen off. At that time, it would be nothing more than replacing a general. The people above would not care about the reason, but only the result. Without Gao Yao, the result would be a large number of civilians running away and heavy losses of soldiers. At that time, Hutu would definitely be beheaded for dereliction of duty.

Gao Yao's behavior was like saving his life, how could Hu Tu not be grateful? However, listening to Hu Tu's gratitude, Gao Yao had another idea.

"General Hu, if there is something wrong, I do have one thing to ask, but I wonder if General Hu is willing to help me?"

"But it doesn't matter."

"General Hu, can you please have a word with me?"

After hearing Gao Yao's words, Hu Tu immediately understood what Gao Yao meant, and followed Gao Yao to the other side without even letting his personal soldiers follow him.

"Just now in the battle, I captured a general of Tuan. Tuan is just a small country, but it dared to violate the border repeatedly. It deserves death for its crime."

"Yes, that's true, but the Tuan are also a nomadic people with no fixed place to live. Moreover, the grassland is vast and we can't recognize the roads, which makes these foreigners so arrogant."

"General Hu, we didn't have it before, but now we have it. Now Tuan's general is in our hands. We just need to find out where King Tuan's tent is..."

After hearing Gao Yao's words, Hu Tu immediately understood what Gao Yao meant, but he still shook his head and sighed.

"General Gao, it's not that I don't want to help you, but although Tuan is a small country, these soldiers have their own beliefs and will not speak easily, let alone the general."

"Secondly, if we send out the troops rashly without military orders, even if we return victorious, I'm afraid we won't be able to save our heads. And there's another point. Food and grass are the biggest problem. All food and grass are distributed every half a month. Now the food and grass on hand is insufficient. If we force a pursuit and the distance is too long, I'm afraid we won't be able to come back once we go out."

Hu Tu's words at this time were very pertinent and there was no exaggeration in them. However, Gao Yao did not feel discouraged when hearing these words.

"Let me talk about the general's question. As for the military order, it is true that the army cannot be mobilized without reason, but there is no restriction on pursuing prisoners, right?"

"That... is indeed not the case. What does General Gao mean?"

"May I ask, General Hu, how many soldiers are under your command?"

"More than 3,000 people"

"How many cavalrymen?"

"More than a thousand riders"

"That should be enough. We will only lead the cavalry and attack King Tuan's tent. However, we will not lead troops to pursue him privately. Our purpose is to pursue the escaped prisoners."

"The rest of us will continue to perform our daily patrol duties. If this battle is successful, General Hu can say that he temporarily recruited me to resist Tuan's attack because Tuan was coming aggressively. If this battle is successful, General Hu will be the first to be credited. If the situation is not good, we can withdraw immediately. The general has resisted Tuan's attack and completely defeated the enemy. I'm sure the higher-ups won't blame the general too much. It's just that speed is of the essence in war, and I hope General Hu can make a decision early."

After listening to Gao Yao's words, Hu Tu's eyes also showed hesitation, but Gao Yao had to do it. Gao Yao's words sounded good, but in fact he had to do it. The number of people was too small and Gao Yao had no confidence. Moreover, Hu Tu could disobey military orders, but if Gao Yao did it, he would surely die. This was also a major disadvantage of the local army. Gao Yao was valued in Sishui County, but if he left Sishui County, no one would care even if he died in the northern border.

If Gao Yao could accomplish this task alone, it would be difficult for him to leave the Northern Border no matter what. The reason is very simple. If a local soldier succeeded in doing something that so many Northern Border soldiers failed to do, Gao Yao would arouse public anger. When the higher-ups found out, they would certainly think that the Northern Border soldiers had neglected their duties, and a large number of people would be killed. In the final analysis, Gao Yao would have completely offended the high-level officials of the Northern Border Army. No matter whether Gao Yao was capable or not, the Northern Border Army would not let him live, let alone get a reward. If Gao Yao was alive, it would be equivalent to telling others that the Northern Border Army of hundreds of thousands was not as good as the local soldiers of thousands.

Therefore, Gao Yao wanted to make merit but could not be the first to do so. Hu Tu was the most suitable person. In this way, he could gain both face and money, and Gao Yao could also get the military merit he wanted.

After a fierce ideological struggle, Hu Tu finally agreed to Gao Yao's suggestion. After all, this matter was essentially a mutually beneficial one.

"Okay, Brother Gao saved my life, this time I will sacrifice my life for you"